Increases to the high-income threshold – Australian-based employees who earn more than a fixed maximum cap, and to whom neither a Modern Award or Enterprise Agreement applies, are not generally protected by the ‘unfair dismissal’ provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth). The quantum of this cap was adjusted as 1 July

A Federal Court has confirmed the need for employers to provide “unambiguously clear” written notice of termination and has clarified the scope of an employer’s obligation to pay a redundancy payment in circumstances where a particular employer lost a contract for work with a third party.